mackintosh

英 ['mækɪntɒʃ]
  • n. 橡皮布防水衣;橡皮布
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mackintosh 雨衣,雨披

来自该防雨材料的发明者19世纪苏格兰工程师Charles Macintosh.其字面意思是Son of the chieftain,来自Mac-,儿子,toisich,首领,领头的人。

mackintosh
mackintosh: [19] The rubberized material from which this waterproof coat was originally made was invented in the early 1820s by the British chemist Charles Macintosh (1766–1843). His name (misspelled with a k) is first recorded as being applied to the coat in 1836. The abbreviated form mac (or occasionally mack) dates from around the turn of the 20th century.
mackintosh (n.)
waterproof outer coat, 1836, named for Charles Macintosh (1766-1843), inventor of a waterproofing process (patent #4804, June 17, 1823). The surname is from Gaelic Mac an toisich "Son of the chieftain."
1. A grey mackintosh was folded over her arm.
她胳膊上搭着一件灰色雨衣。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Alexander took off his black mackintosh.
亚历山大脱下黑色的雨衣.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The winners are as follows: E. Walker; R. Foster; R. Gates; A. Mackintosh.
优胜者分别是:E.沃克、R.福斯特、R.盖茨和A.麦金托什。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The slimy pavement looked like a wet mackintosh.
粘搭搭的人行道看来象一件湿雨衣.

来自辞典例句

5. Thank you for your lending me your mackintosh.
谢谢你借给我雨衣.

来自辞典例句